| slovo | definícia |
porter
(mass) | porter
- vrátnik |
porter
(encz) | porter,portýr n: Zdeněk Brož |
porter
(encz) | porter,vrátná n: |
porter
(encz) | porter,vrátný n: |
Porter
(gcide) | Porter \Por"ter\, n. [F. portier, L. portarius, from porta a
gate, door. See Port a gate.]
A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who
waits at the door to receive messages. --Shak.
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To him the porter openeth. --John x. 3.
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Porter
(gcide) | Porter \Por"ter\, n. [F. porteur, fr. porter to carry, L.
portare. See Port to carry.]
1. A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage,
etc.; for hire.
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2. (Forging) A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a
forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of
which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which
the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and
heating; -- called also porter bar.
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3. A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter
taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities.
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Note: Porter is said to be so called as having been first
used chiefly by the London porters, and this
application of the word is supposed to be not older
than 1750.
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porter
(gcide) | Beer \Beer\, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be['o]r; akin to Fries.
biar, Icel. bj?rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E.
brew. [root]93, See Brew.]
1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but
commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other
substance to impart a bitter flavor.
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Note: Beer has different names, as small beer, ale,
porter, brown stout, lager beer, according to its
strength, or other qualities. See Ale.
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2. A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of
various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
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Small beer, weak beer; (fig.) insignificant matters. "To
suckle fools, and chronicle small beer." --Shak.
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porter
(wn) | porter
n 1: a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
2: someone who guards an entrance [syn: doorkeeper, doorman,
door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper,
ostiary]
3: United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
[syn: Porter, Katherine Anne Porter]
4: United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies
(1891-1946) [syn: Porter, Cole Porter, {Cole Albert
Porter}]
5: United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O.
Henry (1862-1910) [syn: Porter, William Sydney Porter,
O. Henry]
6: a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on
sleeping cars) [syn: porter, Pullman porter]
7: a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
[syn: porter, porter's beer]
v 1: carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount
Kilimanjaro for the tourists" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
importer
(mass) | importer
- dovozca |
reporter
(mass) | reporter
- spravodaj |
car transporter
(encz) | car transporter, n: |
exporter
(encz) | exporter,exportér n: Zdeněk Brožexporter,vývozce n: Zdeněk Brož |
exporters of manufactures
(encz) | exporters of manufactures, |
exporters of primary products
(encz) | exporters of primary products, |
exporters of services and recipients of private transfers
(encz) | exporters of services and recipients of private transfers, |
fuel exporters
(encz) | fuel exporters, |
hall porter
(encz) | hall porter, n: |
importer
(encz) | importer,dovozce n: Zdeněk Brožimporter,importér n: Zdeněk Brož |
major oil exporters
(encz) | major oil exporters,hlavní vývozci oleje [fráz.] Ivan Masár |
middle eastern oil exporters
(encz) | Middle Eastern oil exporters, |
mineral exporters
(encz) | mineral exporters, |
net debtor fuel exporters
(encz) | net debtor fuel exporters, |
night porter
(encz) | night porter, n: |
nonfuel exporters
(encz) | nonfuel exporters, |
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